Global Patent Index - EP 4285962 A1

EP 4285962 A1 20231206 - NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR BASED ON UNDERWATER DISCHARGE USING SHOCK WAVE

Title (en)

NEEDLE-FREE INJECTOR BASED ON UNDERWATER DISCHARGE USING SHOCK WAVE

Title (de)

NADELLOSER INJEKTOR AUF BASIS VON UNTERWASSERENTLADUNG MIT STOSSWELLEN

Title (fr)

INJECTEUR SANS AIGUILLE BASÉ SUR UNE DÉCHARGE SOUS L'EAU À L'AIDE D'UNE ONDE DE CHOC

Publication

EP 4285962 A1 20231206 (EN)

Application

EP 21923422 A 20211210

Priority

  • KR 20210010546 A 20210126
  • KR 2021018815 W 20211210

Abstract (en)

A needle-free injector based on underwater discharge using a shock wave according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a pressure chamber in which a driving fluid is stored; a medicine chamber communicating with the pressure chamber to store medicine; a pressure transmitting unit interposed between the pressure chamber and the medicine chamber to apply propulsion pressure to the medicine stored in the medicine chamber, when a volume of the pressure chamber is expanded; an injecting unit provided at one side of the medicine chamber to discharge the medicine; and an electrode unit to expand the volume of the pressure chamber, by generating bubbles in the driving fluid stored in the pressure chamber and causing break down.

IPC 8 full level

A61M 5/30 (2006.01); A61M 5/20 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

A61M 5/20 (2013.01 - EP); A61M 5/2053 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 5/30 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 5/3007 (2013.01 - KR); A61M 5/3015 (2013.01 - KR); A61M 5/31576 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 39/24 (2013.01 - EP US); A61M 2205/82 (2013.01 - US); A61M 2205/8218 (2013.01 - KR)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

Designated validation state (EPC)

KH MA MD TN

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 2023347060 A1 20231102; CN 116669794 A 20230829; EP 4285962 A1 20231206; EP 4285962 A4 20240724; KR 102521031 B1 20230412; KR 102575195 B1 20230906; KR 102629232 B1 20240125; KR 102663321 B1 20240503; KR 20220107660 A 20220802; KR 20230050305 A 20230414; KR 20230129357 A 20230908; KR 20240014085 A 20240131; WO 2022164016 A1 20220804

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 202318350292 A 20230711; CN 202180085126 A 20211210; EP 21923422 A 20211210; KR 20210010546 A 20210126; KR 2021018815 W 20211210; KR 20230045229 A 20230406; KR 20230115906 A 20230901; KR 20240006145 A 20240115